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Ajeé Wilson

Wilson at the 2018 USA Outdoor Championships
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1994-05-08) May 8, 1994 (age 29) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S.
Education	Temple University
Height	5 ft 8 in
Weight	135 lb
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	800 metres
Club	Juventus Track Club
Achievements and titles
World finals	2013 800 m, 5th 2017 800 m, 3 Bronze 2019 800 m, 3 Bronze 2022 800 m, 8th
Personal best(s)	400 m: 53.63 (Chester 2014) 600 m: 1:22.39 ABP (Berlin 2017) 800 m: 1:55.61 (Monaco 2017) 1500 m: 4:05.18 (Swarthmore 2018) Indoors 800 m: 1:58.29i AR (New York City 2020)
Medal record Women's track and field Representing the  United States World Championships Bronze 2017 London 800 m Bronze 2019 Doha 800 m World Indoor Championships Gold 2022 Belgrade 800 m Silver 2016 Portland 800 m Silver 2018 Birmingham 800 m World Relays Gold 2014 Nassau 4×800 m relay Gold 2015 Nassau Distance medley Diamond League 2019 800 m Continental Cup Silver 2014 Marrakech 800 m Silver 2018 Ostrava 800 m World Junior Championships Gold 2012 Barcelona 800 m World Youth Championships Gold 2011 Lille 800 m NACAC Championships in Athletics Gold 2018 Toronto 800 m Gold 2022 Freeport 800 m

Ajeé Wilson (/ˈɑːdʒeɪ/ AH-jay; born May 8, 1994) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters. She is the 2022 World indoor champion at the 800 meter distance, after earning silver medals in 2016 and 2018. Wilson won bronze medals at both the 2017 and 2019 World Athletics Championships. She is the second-fastest American of all time in the event with a time of 1m 55.61s, and she holds North American indoor record.

Wilson won titles in the 800 m at both the 2011 World Youth Championships and 2012 World Junior Championships. Her winning time of 2:00.91 at the latter is the third-fastest time run by a high schooler behind Mary Cain and Kim Gallagher.

Personal life

Wilson attended Academy of Allied Health & Science in Neptune Township, New Jersey, until 2012. She originally committed to attend Florida State University, before deciding to turn professional. She graduated from Temple University in 2016, but trains with her coach Derek Thompson and the Juventus Track Club of Philadelphia.

Career

2013

In 2012, she committed to run for the Florida State Seminoles under Karen Harvey, but days before the fall semester, she decided to focus on a pro career and return to her coach Derek Thompson at Temple University. The decision paid off at the IAAF Moscow 2013 World Championships where she ran the quickest junior 800m of 1:58.21 – a North American and USA junior record – to place fifth.

2014

Wilson won her Second U.S. Senior Indoor 800-meter title at the 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 2:00.43. Wilson won her first U.S. Senior Outdoor 800-meter title at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California, in 1:58.70. On July 18, Wilson ran a world leading mark of 1:57.67 to win the Diamond League Herculis Monaco.

2015

Wilson won the Armory Invitational in 2:01.7 on January 31 in New York City.

At the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon Wilson placed 3rd in the 800m in 2:00.05 despite losing a shoe in the last 200 meters. She qualified to represent the U.S. for the 800m in the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China but did not compete due to injury.

2017

Wilson won the New York Road Runners Armory Invitational in New York City 600m in 1:24.28, the fourth-fastest time in history and the second-fastest by an American behind only Alysia Montaño‘s U.S. national record of 1:23.59 set on this same Armory oval in 2013.

At the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Wilson placed 1st in the 800 meters in 1:57.78, to represent the U.S. for the 800m in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London.

On July 21, 2017, Wilson ran 1:55.61 at the Diamond League event in Monaco to break the U.S. record by nearly 1 second. This time ranks Wilson at number 20 on the IAAF all-time list.

Wilson at the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

2018

Wilson won silver medal in World Indoor Championships at 800 m.

Wilson was part of the Team USA squad setting a world indoor record in the 4 × 800 m relay on February 3 at the 2018 Millrose Games in 8:05.89 – a squad that featured Chrishuna Williams (2:05.10), Raevyn Rogers (2:00.45), Charlene Lipsey (2:01.98), Ajeé Wilson (1:58.37).

Wilson won 800 m gold at 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 2:01.60, and USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 1:58.18.

Wilson won 800 m gold at 2018 NACAC Championships in Toronto, Canada, in a championship record and stadium record 1:57.52.

2019

Wilson won in 1:58.60 at 2019 Millrose Games to set the U.S. Indoor Track and Field 800 m record & NACAC 800 m record.

On July 28, at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Wilson placed 1st in the 800 meters in 1:57.72, to represent the U.S. for the 800m in the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar.

Achievements

Major competition record

Representing the  United States

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	5th	800 m	2:04.18
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	1st	800 m	2:02.64
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	800 m	2:00.91
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	5th	800 m	1:58.21
2014	World Indoor Championship	Sopot, Poland	10th (h)	800 m i	2:02.90
	World Relay Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	4 × 800 m relay	8:01.58
2015	World Relay Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	Distance medley relay	10:36.50 (WR)
2016	World Indoor Championship	Portland, United States	2nd	800 m i	2:00.27
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	12th (sf)	800 m	1:59.75
2017	Monaco Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco	3rd	800 m	1:55.61 (PB)
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	3rd	800 m	1:56.65
2018	World Indoor Championship	Birmingham, United Kingdom	2nd	800 m i	1:58.99
	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, Oregon	2nd	800 m	1:56.86
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	1st	800 m	1:57.52 (CR)
	Weltklasse Zürich	Zürich, Switzerland	2nd	800 m	1:57.86
2019	Prefontaine Classic	Palo Alto, California	2nd	800 m	1:58.36
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	800 m	1:58.84
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	16th (sf)	800 m	2:00.79
	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, Oregon	7th	800 m	2:00.21
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	800 m i	1:59.09 SB
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	8th	800 m	2:00.19
	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	1st	800 m	1:58.47

Circuit wins

• Diamond League champion 800 metres: 2019
  • 2014 (2) (800 m): London Grand Prix in Glasgow, Monaco Herculis
  • 2015 (1) (800 m): New York Grand Prix
  • 2019 (4) (800 m): Stockholm Bauhaus-galan, Monaco Herculis, Birmingham Grand Prix, Brussels Memorial Van Damme
  • 2022 (1) (800 m): Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
• World Continental Tour Gold level
  • 2022 (1) (800 m): USATF Bermuda Games

National Championships

Personal bests

See also

In Spanish: Ajeé Wilson para niños